scuffing

Example Sentences

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Pile on enough and you flirt with the risk of scuffing the roof of your mouth, which feels, to me, like an essential part of the experience.

From Salon • Dec. 16, 2025

Even his recent movies have seemed a little embarrassed by the guy, scuffing him up with cynicism.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2025

Toney also provided the second-half cross Keane Lewis-Potter failed to covert from close range and also, through his strength and awareness, triggered an attack that ended with the former Hull man scuffing a shot wide.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2024

He readies his crease before settling into it for the first period — scuffing up some snow with his skates.

From Seattle Times • May 4, 2023

Mr. Gonzalez was about to search Miss Trixie’s area for his missing stamp pad when the door of the office opened and she shuffled in, scuffing her sneakers across the wooden floor.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole